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Women, March Ahead!
by Dr. Jawahar Surisetti

Sweet memories haunt me, roaming into the thoughts of my past
I scan through my life, from first to last.
Through the days of struggle, my mom held my hand
Till I grew up and on my feet could stand.
As I traveled through the interiors of the land,
Through the forests and plains and fiery sand.
The sun that rose from the east looked beautiful red,
But the plight of women was not as said.
Though Sania & Aishwarya have won acclaim,
We still don't treat the girls and boys as same.
Why then should there be female feticide
With the parents wanting to see a boy on their side.
In the name of religion and society our minds are stuck
Ethics, norms, beliefs, we have gone into the muck.
Mother, sister, wife, daughter are a part of our life
Love, compassion, sacrifice, they have been with us through strife.
Women, rise, we are with you.
There is light at the end and a morning of dew.
We will all stand and salute the girl child
For the hand that rocks the cradle, rules the world.

April 19, 2009  

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The Week of April 19, 2009   
A Holi Song by Kumud Biswas  
A Love That Died by Lucy Cottingham 
A Prayer by Dr. Uma Asopa
A Restless Sleep by Stephen C Watson
An Old Trip To Morocco by Michael Knott
Ancient Indian Ballad Chitra! Chitra! by Mukesh Williams 
Fanatic Wish by Nikhil Gawai
Girl in the Park by Jan Oscar Hansen 
Happy Holi by Rupradha Mookerjee
It’s Time for Me to Leave by Rupradha Mookerjee
Killing the Kins by Prof. R.K. Bhushan
Love Thyself by Mukesh Williams
May of '03 by Mike Smith
My Saraswati Moonstone by Fred Hose 
Poems Purely Personal by Prof. R.K. Bhushan
Quarter of An Hour by Kewal Paigankar 
The Apocalypse by Kumud Biswas 
The Ballad of Jade Goody by RD Ashby 
The Hope by Dr. Uma Asopa 
The Indemnity by Jan Oscar Hansen
The Music Man by RD Ashby  
To Rest on the Grass by Bernie McCann
Unquestioned by Dr. Silogan Pillay 
Woman by Divya Chandran
Women, March Ahead! by Dr. Jawahar Surisetti
Women's Day by Sandra Martyres

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